Profile Selector

A simple VS Code extension that automatically shows the built-in profile picker when opening a new empty window, making it easy to select your preferred profile at startup.

Features

• Automatic Profile Picker: Automatically shows VS Code's built-in profile picker when opening a new empty window
• Manual Trigger: Use the command palette to manually open the profile picker anytime
• Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with your existing VS Code profiles

Usage

Automatic

When you open a new VS Code window without any workspace, the extension automatically triggers the built-in profile picker. Simply select the profile you want to use.

Manual

You can also manually trigger the profile picker at any time:

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Select Profile" and press Enter
3. Choose your desired profile from the picker

Configuration

No configuration needed! The extension uses VS Code's built-in profile management. To create and manage your profiles:

1. Open the Command Palette
2. Type "Profiles: Create Profile" or "Profiles: Switch Profile"
3. Follow VS Code's built-in profile management interface

Material Design Icons

Icons are sourced from Google Material Icons. You can use any icon name from their library.

Popular icon examples:

• person - Personal profile
• work - Work profile
• code - Development profile
• school - Learning/education profile
• home - Home profile
• computer - General computing
• terminal - Command line/terminal work
• bug_report - Debugging/testing
• science - Research/experimental

Simply use the icon name (in lowercase, with underscores) from the Material Icons website.

Requirements

• VS Code version 1.106.1 or higher

Known Issues

None at this time.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release:

• Automatic profile picker on new empty windows
• Manual profile selection command
• Profile selector welcome page
• Material Design icon support
• Customizable profile commands
• Automatic activation on empty windows

License

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Contributing

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